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· Sebastian Dillon
How Getting Pulled Over in Thailand Inspired One Entrepreneur to Revolutionize Men’s Shirts
There’s a new company on Kickstarter that could change the way you wear your shirts forever.
· Sebastian Dillon
Reddit CEO Quits Because He Hates New Office
[UPDATE 11/13/14 10:32 p.m. PST] Yishan Wong has gone on Quora and given his personal response below of why he left: All of the reasons that Sam has outlined in public are true. I know it sounds somewhat unbelieveable because it’s so weird, but if it was made up, I think any PR…
· Alan Van
Microsoft Co-Founder Is Just as Overly Scared of Ebola as Everyone Else … Actually, He’s $100-Million Scared
Nearly two weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to help fight Ebola, Microsoft founder and fellow billionaire Paul Allen has now upped the ante by donating $100 million to the cause. Fight, fight, fight! Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced via a…
· Max Chang
Startup Founder Sells Prized Ferrari After Having to Shut Down $100 Million Company
Yesterday, the startup world learned that Secret, the anonymous social networking app for sharing gossip, would be shutting down for good and returning money to investors. Secret had raised a total of $35 million at a $100 million valuation throughout 2014. Their last Series B…
· Jacob Wagner
Family-Run Chinese Restaurant Exposes Lying Yelp Reviewer With Video Footage Justice
Image via Google Street View A mom and pop Bay Area Chinese restaurant has become the latest establishment to be pulled into the Yelp war between good and evil when a lying scumbag and aspiring elite Yelper left a negative review of his experience at the restaurant, only to be…
· Justin Ross Lee
Justin Ross Lee: Why it’s Best To Be 50% Loved and 49% Hated [Book Excerpt]
The following is an excerpt from “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?” by Justin Ross Lee, a New York-based internet celebrity socialite known for his travel industry hacks. HOW TO BE HATED.
· Waylae Gregoire
Here’s the Dramatic Moment Steve Jobs Told Disney’s CEO His Cancer Had Returned
It was a cool Tuesday on January 24, 2006 in Emeryville, California. Steve Jobs and Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, sat on an outside bench on Pixar’s campus to talk. Within half an hour, Iger would publically announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, which Jobs owned a majority share of,…
· Editorial Staff
Why I Turned Down $30 Million From Mark Cuban
On a recent episode of “Shark Tank,” three sisters shocked the world by declining a $30 million offer from Mark Cuban to buy their under three-year-old online dating company Coffee Meets Bagel. They did it without even flinching. The company’s founders, Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang…
· Simon Davis
3 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Be Using Incubators
You’re looking into starting your own business. Right now, you may feel like you’re in the larval stage — you have a bank account, you’ve got a decent understanding of bookkeeping basics, and you’ve purchased your Shopify domain. That doesn’t mean, however, that you are 100…
· Christina Sewell
PETA: The Fashion Industry’s Cold-Blooded Vanity Should Make Your Skin Crawl
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from PETA by their Fashion Campaign Coordinator Christina Sewell. The recent announcement by Kering — the parent company of fashion brands Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Gucci, and others — that it is teaming up with the International Trade…
· Max Chang
A Bank Accidently Sent $1.5 Million to a Shady Hedge Funder, So He Made A Run For It
Has anyone seen Joseph B. Galbraith? Tell him that Credit Suisse is looking for him.
· Benny Luo
I Had a REAL Conversation With Siri and it Was Awesome
One thing that almost all iPhone users today recognize is the original voice of Siri. Aside from the dozens of conversations and inappropriate questions we’ve asked her, we’ve never really put a face to the name before CNN outed voice-over actor Susan Bennett almost exactly a…
· Waylae Gregoire
Meet the Woman Who Gets Paid Up to $100,000 Helping the Silicon Valley Elite Find Love
They run the largest global companies, produce the most advanced technology and they change the world we live in every day, but the one thing that the tech elite in Silicon Valley aren’t good at … is dating. Luckily for them, Amy Andersen is there to show them the classic art of…
· Waylae Gregoire
13 Fascinating Facts About the Man Behind The Largest IPO in History
Do you know Jack?
· Benny Luo
After Losing His Business and Facing Depression, One Simple Change Turned Everything Around
If there was an award for someone who’s the definition of “against all odds,” Hal Elrod would be a solid candidate for it. For starters, he started his first business at the age of 15 as a mobile Disc Jockey. At that time, he was already making $100/hr, not bad for a young teen.…
· Sarah Lesnar
This Startup Invented a Spray That Fights Cancer Using the Best Compound From Cannabis
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about how beneficial marijuana is to our health. Like a true entrepreneur, Trevor Fisher turned that idea into a business. His company, Gevitta, took the valuable compound CBD, which is found in both marijuana and hemp, and turned it into five…
· Editorial Staff
This 2001 Apple Article is a F*ck You to Anyone That Ever Hates On Your Business Idea
A wise entrepreneur will always be open to customer feedback and criticism to learn what consumers really want, but a genius entrepreneur gives consumers a product they don’t even know they want yet.
· Sebastian Dillon
Meet the Accidental Entrepreneur That is Helping You Have Safe Sex On-The-Go
If you’ve ever had issues finding a private space to get intimate with someone, worry no more as there is now the “Hook-up Truck.” This new service is set to be released soon and is described as “a modern dating solution for safe sexual adventuring” on their official website.…
· Aamir Patel
How I Raised $298,251 on Kickstarter
For an entrepreneur, there isn’t a worse feeling than having an unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign or watching someone with your same idea raise a boatload of money. There are several key points to consider so that you give yourself the greatest chance to succeed. I’ve played…
· Benny Luo
You Can Now Fly Your Paper Planes With Your Smartphone Thanks to This Startup
Yes, you read that headline right. After years of only being able to fly your paper planes by throwing them, this company has found a way to do it through some add-ons and a smartphone app. PowerUp Toys is the company that created this awesome invention. A couple months ago,…